Irú àwọn iṣẹ́-ìṣòwò wo ni o ti kọ́ sílẹ̀?
Lẹ́yìn tí mo ti fẹ̀yìntì nínú Iṣẹ́ Kọ́sọ̀mù (Customs Service), mo wọ inú òwò àdáni pẹ̀lú àwọn ìfẹ́ẹ́sí nínú Iṣẹ́ Epo (Oil Services), Iṣẹ́ àgbẹ̀, Oúnjẹ àti Ohun mímu, Ẹ̀rọ Ìtẹ̀wé (Print Media), Báńkì, Ìṣeduro (Insurance) àti Oògùn (Pharmaceuticals). Nípasẹ̀ àwọn òwò wọ̀nyí, mo gbaṣẹ́ fún ẹgbẹẹgbẹ̀rún àwọn ará Nàìjíríà, mo sì jẹ́ olùgbaṣẹ́ kejì tó tóbi jùlọ ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Adamawa lẹ́yìn Ìjọba Ìpínlẹ̀ náà.
Àwọn ìdáhùn tó wà lórí ojú-ìwé yìí ni a túmọ̀ láti èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì nípasẹ̀ ẹ̀rọ, kò sì tíì ṣàyẹ̀wò rẹ̀ láti ọwọ́ atúmọ̀-èdè kan.
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ojú ìwé 1 PhD Honoris Causa, Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun Atiku Abubakar: Official biography 2026-10-02 ›
Career
On graduation, Atiku joined the Customs and Excise Department in 1969, serving in Kano, Maiduguri, Kaduna, Seme, Ibadan and Lagos. He rose to the rank of Deputy Director before retiring meritoriously in 1986. During and after his service, he acquired additional training and education. He attended courses in Leadership Management, Drug Enforcement and Control, in Finland, Egypt and United States of America.
On retirement, he went into private business, with interests in Oil Services, Agriculture, Food and Beverages, Print Media, Banking, Insurance and Pharmaceuticals.
Atiku employs thousands of Nigerians through his businesses, and is the second largest employer of labour in Adamawa State after the State Government.
Politics